Using Statistical Methods for Water Quality Management : Issues, Problems, and Solutions

McBride, Graham B.

ISBN 10: 0471470163 / ISBN 13: 9780471470168

Edité par Wiley-Interscience (edition 1), 2005

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Titre : Using Statistical Methods for Water Quality ...

Éditeur : Wiley-Interscience (edition 1)

Date d'édition : 2005

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Good

Edition : 1.

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Book by McBride Graham B

Quatrième de couverture:

STATISTICS IN PRACTICE

A practical exploration of alternative approaches to analyzingwater–related environmental issues

Written by an experienced environmentalist and recognized expertin the field, this text is designed to help water resource managersand scientists to formulate, implement, and interpret moreeffective methods of water quality management.

After presenting the basic foundation for using statisticalmethods in water resource management, including the use ofappropriate hypothesis test procedures and some rapid calculationprocedures, the author offers a range of practical problems andsolutions on environmental topics that often arise, but are notgenerally covered.

These include:

• Formulating water quality standards
• Determining compliance with standards
• MPNs and microbiology
• Water–related, human health risk modeling
• Trends, impacts, concordance, and detection limits

In order to promote awareness of alternative approaches toanalyzing data, both frequentist and Bayesian, statistical methodsare contrasted in terms of their applicability to variousenvironmental issues. Each chapter ends with a number of setproblems for which full answers are provided. The book alsoencourages discussion between technical staff and management beforeembarking on statistical studies.